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Intellectual mystery of a young woman's life.

This book would be a great read for anyone who enjoys a mystery intertwined with intellectual commentary and a coming-of-age story. Marisha Pessl's unique writing style and use of literary references throughout the novel add a distinctive touch to the story, keeping readers engaged until the very end.

  • John Sargent, Sr. First Novel Prize (2006)
  • The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize (2006)
  • PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel Nominee (2007)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Special Topics in Calamity Physics

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ISBN: 9780141029177
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: $11.01
Authors: Marisha Pessl
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date of Publication: 2007-04-05
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.7
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Special Topics in Calamity Physics is a darkly hilarious coming-of-age novel and a richly plotted suspense tale told through the distinctive voice of its heroine, Blue van Meer. After a childhood moving from one academic outpost to another with her father (a man prone to aphorisms and meteoric affairs), Blue is clever, deadpan, and possessed of a vast lexicon of literary, political, philosophical, and scientific knowledge—and is quite the cineaste to boot. In her final year of high school at the elite (and unusual) St. Gallway School in Stockton, North Carolina, Blue falls in with a charismatic group of friends and their captivating teacher, Hannah Schneider. But when the drowning of one of Hannah's friends and the shocking death of Hannah herself lead to a confluence of mysteries, Blue is left to make sense of it all with only her gimlet-eyed instincts and cultural references to guide—or misguide—her.
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Intellectual mystery of a young woman's life.

This book would be a great read for anyone who enjoys a mystery intertwined with intellectual commentary and a coming-of-age story. Marisha Pessl's unique writing style and use of literary references throughout the novel add a distinctive touch to the story, keeping readers engaged until the very end.

  • John Sargent, Sr. First Novel Prize (2006)
  • The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize (2006)
  • PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel Nominee (2007)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.